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Table 1 Summary of data sources

From: Distilling the distillers: examining the political activities of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States

Type of document

Source of material

Number of records/ documents retrieved

Method of retrieval

DISCUS press releasesFootnote 1

DISCUS website

85

https://www.distilledspirits.org/news-releases/

DISCUS correspondence to lawmakersFootnote 2

DISCUS website

9

https://www.distilledspirits.org/

Google keyword searches (“Distilled Spirits Council and filetype:pdf”)

DISCUS presentation materials to membershipFootnote 3

DISCUS website

9

https://www.distilledspirits.org/

Google keyword searches (“Distilled Spirits Council and filetype:pdf”)

Other DISCUS website materials (e.g., fact sheets, campaigns materials)Footnote 4

DISCUS website

7

https://www.distilledspirits.org

Google key word searches (“Distilled Spirits Council and filetype:pdf”)

Submissions to the WHO’s Global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol5

WHO website

1

https://www.who.int/news-room/articles-detail/global-action-plan-to-reduce-the-harmful-use-of-alcohol

DISCUS federal lobbying expenditure dataFootnote 5

OpenSecrets

23

https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2022&id=D000000539

DISCUS federal lobbying activities (issues lobbied)Footnote 6

OpenSecrets website

23

https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/issues?cycle=2022&id=D000000539

DISCUS federal lobbying activities (agencies lobbied)Footnote 7

OpenSecrets website

22

https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/agencies?cycle=2021&id=D000000539

Lobbying disclosure reports filed with the Senate’s Office of Public RecordsFootnote 8

Secretary of the Senate’s Office of Public Records (SOPR) website

84

https://lda.senate.gov/filings/public/filing/search/